Drawer stop



June 1964 A. P. ABRAMOVICH 3,138,416

DRAWER STOP Filed Dec. 8, 1961 x W//j/A I United States Patent 3,138,416 DRAWER STOP Adrian P. Abramovich, Two Rivers, Wis., assignor to Hamilton Manufacturing Company, Two Rivers, Win, a corporation of Wisconsin Filed Dec. 8,1961, Ser. No. 157,973 2 Claims. (Cl. 312-348) This invention relates generally to drawer retaining mechanisms and, more particularly, to an improved stop 1fokr drawers of the type used in cabinets, desks, or the It is usually desirably to equip cabinets having drawers with a stop to prevent a drawer from being accidentally pulled completely out of the cabinet. At the same time, the stop should also be adjustable to a position where it allows the drawer to be completely withdrawn when desired.

Conventional stops designed to accomplish these functions are usually permanent installations and difficult to repair or replace when broken. Quite frequently, they are also difficult to adjust when a drawer is to be removed or reinserted.

Accordingly, it is the general object of this invention to provide an improved drawer stop which is readily.

adjustable to a position where it allows a drawer to be removed.

It is another object of this invention to provide an improved adjustable drawer stop which is readily mounted on or removed from a drawer.

A further object is to provide a novel drawer stop which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured.

It is still another object of this invention to provide an improved cabinet having an adjustable drawer stop mechamsm.

Other objects and advantages will become more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures of the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cabinet, drawer and an adjustable drawer stop embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the drawer in the extreme open position.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the stop member.

FIG. 4 is a view in and elevation of the stop member.

FIG. 5 is an elevational View of another part of the stop.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 66 of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 77 of FIG. 5.

Generally, a drawer stop embodying the invention pre vents a drawer from being pulled entirely out of a cabinet except when desired. The stop comprises a fastening plate and a stop member which are adapted to be mounted so that the stop member jams against the back of the drawer and the cabinet frame when the drawer is pulled to its extreme open position and the stop is in its normal position. The stop member is movable to an out-of-the-Way position and allows complete Withdrawal of the drawer. The fastening plate and stop member may be mounted on the back of the drawer. Although they are readily mounted by only one screw, rotational movement of the stop is prevented.

In detail, the stop (FIGS. 1 and 2) is indicated generally by the reference numeral 10, the drawer by the numeral 11, and a portion of the cabinet for the drawer by the numeral 12. In this instance the drawer is shown as including a back 13, a front 14, a bottom 15, and two sides 16 (only one being shown). These drawer members may be secured together by any desired means. The bottom edges of the two sides 16 slide along the 3,133,416 Patented June 23, 1964 "ice upper surface of a member 17 which forms part of the cabinet frame. The top edges of the sides 16 are spaced a short distance from an upper member 18 of the cabinet frame.

The stop 10 comprises a stop member 19 that is fastened to the back 13 of the drawer 11 by a plate member 20 and a single screw 21.

The stop member 19 is illustrated in greater detail in FIGS. 3 and 4. It includes an enlarged portion 22 of substantial thickness connected to a flat mounting plate portion 23 which has three holes 24 to 26 formed in it.

The hole 24 is formed approximately centrally of the.

the mounting plate portion 23, and the side 29 is offset: rearwardly from the mounting plate portion 23. Thus,

a laterally elongated shoulder 290 is provided. The top 30 and the shoulder 290 are substantially parallel with each other and are substantially perpendicular to the plane of the mounting plate portion 23. The distance from the shoulder 296 to the top 31 in the embodiment illustrated, is greater than the space between the cabinet frame member 18 and the upper edge of the drawer back 13.

With reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, the fastening plate member 20 is a fiat plate which is bent to provide flanges 31 and 32 at its two side edges and a flange 33 at its bottom edge. A hole 34 is fashioned at approximately the center of this plate and the plate around the hole 34 is dished at 35 for a countersink for the screw 21. Two triangular points 36 and 37 having relatively sharp ends are punched from the plate to extend laterally therefrom.

The holes 25 and 26 in the plate portion 23 of the stop member 19 are positioned to mate with the points 36 and 37 when the portion 23 is placed against the plate 20 within the flanges 31 to 33. The base of each triangular point is made wide enough to bite into the stop 19 at the margins of the holes 25 and 26. The center hole 24 in the stop 19 is larger than and is positioned to mate with the countersunk hole 34 in the plate 20.

The stop It) is mounted on the drawer 11 by assembling the stop member 19 within the flanges 31 to 33 of the plate 20, inserting the screw 21 through the holes 34 and 24, and threading the screw 21 into the back 13 of the drawer 11 with the side 29 of the stop member 19 facing the back 13. The height at which the stop is mounted is such that the shoulder 29c rests against the top of the drawer back 13, as shown in FIG. 2. When the screw 21 is threaded tightly into the back of the drawer, the points 36 and 37 project through the holes 25 and 26 in the stop member 19 and bite into the drawer back 13. Therefore, the plate 20 is prevented from rotating around the screw 21, and the stop member 19 is prevented from rotating by the two points 36 and 37 and the three flanges 31 to 33.

When the drawer 11 is in closed or intermediate POSI- tions in the cabinet, the enlarged portion 22 of the stop extends in a normal or straight-up position, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1. As the drawer is pulled to the extreme open position shown in FIG. 2, the upper edge of the side 28 of the stop member 19 meets the frame member 18 and prevents further withdrawal. The shoulder 29c bears against the top of the back 13 and prevents the enlarged portion 19 from rotating.

In the event the drawer is to be taken out of the cabinet, the drawer is first placed in the intermediate position shown in FIG. 1. The enlarged portion 22 of the stop is then manually bent forwardly and down to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 1 by grasping the ends of the enlarged portion 22 between the thumb and forefinger. In this position, the portion 22 clears the frame 12 and allows withdrawal of the drawer. When the drawer is reinserted, the enlarged portion 22 is automatically bent down as it passes under the frame member 18, and it springs to the normal position as soon as the drawer is in the cabinet.

The stop member 19 is made of a tough somewhat flexible material such as vinyl. The fastening plate 20 is preferably made of metal.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that a novel drawer stop has been provided for preventing accidental complete withdrawal of a drawer. The stop also permits such a withdrawal when necessary. It has a further important advantage in that it may be readily installed because it requires only one screw.

I claim:

1. An adjustable drawer stop comprising a substantially fiat attaching plate, and an enlarged portion of substantial thickness formed integrally with said plate flexibly connected thereto and adapted to project above the back of the drawer for engagement with a frame member for the drawer, said enlarged portion having a laterally elongated shoulder adapted to bear against the top edge of the back of a drawer when engaged by said frame member to prevent said enlarged portion from being pushed out of the way by said frame member, and said enlarged portion having a height that is greater than the distance between the top edge of the drawer back and the lower edge of said frame member for the drawer.

2. The combination of a cabinet, at least one drawer slidably mounted in said cabinet, and an adjustable drawer stop mounted in such a manner that it prevents said drawer from being accidentally pulled out of said cabinet, said stop including a portion mounted on said drawer and an enlarged portion of substantial thickness flexibly connected to said mounting portion and extending into the space between the top of said drawer and said cabinet, said enlarged portion extending upwardly and forwardly from the portion mounted on said drawer to provide an abutment engageable with said cabinet to prevent withdrawal of the drawer, said enlarged portion also extending rearwardly to provide a laterally elongated shoulder overlying the top of the back of the drawer to support said enlarged portion when engaged by the cabinet.

Popular Mechanics," March 1955, p. 179, Spring drawer stop item. 

1. AN ADJUSTABLE DRAWER STOP COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT ATTACHING PLATE, AND AN ENLARGED PORTION OF SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID PLATE FLEXIBLY CONNECTED THERETO AND ADAPTED TO PROJECT ABOVE THE BACK OF THE DRAWER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A FRAME MEMBER FOR THE DRAWER, SAID ENLARGED PORTION HAVING A LATERALLY ELONGATED SHOULDER ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE TOP EDGE OF THE BACK OF A DRAWER WHEN ENGAGED BY SAID FRAME MEMBER TO PREVENT SAID ENLARGED PORTION FROM BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY BY SAID FRAME MEMBER, AND SAID ENLARGED PORTION HAVING A HEIGHT THAT IS GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TOP EDGE OF THE DRAWER BACK AND THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FRAME MEMBER FOR THE DRAWER. 